Kindergarten Newsletter
April 12, 2024
Religion
We want your child to trust, just like Thomas in our story finally did, that Jesus truly has risen from the dead and gives us life. But, just like Thomas, sometimes we don’t believe unless we see. Children learn and remember by experiencing something – by touching, feeling, and seeing things. The more concrete and real something is, the more it can be understood. So how do we believe something so unbelievable? It is through faith, given by the Holy Spirit, that we believe Jesus is the living God, powerful enough to defeat death. It is through faith that we see Jesus in God’s Word and Sacraments. It is through faith that one day we will see Jesus face-to-face in heaven. We believe that Jesus died and rose again. 1 Thessalonians 4:14
Graduation and More
We’re beginning to make plans for the big event, Kindergarten Graduation, which will take place on Thursday, May 23. This event will be held in the gym and is open to friends and family. If you haven’t done so already, please submit those baby pictures and a picture of your child engaged in their favorite activity.
Summer Birthday
Throughout the year, we have enjoyed and helped celebrate the birthdays of our classmates. As a member of the summer birthday club, I know first-hand what it feels like to think your birthday isn’t as important and won’t be shared with your friends. The month of May will celebrate Ava’s birthday and the eight additional children who have birthdays outside of our school calendar. You can choose a date closest to the actual numerical date of your child’s birthday or a day that is convenient. Please let me know what works for you. Thanks
What Have We Learned
Language Lesson Focus – The importance of patience
Essential Question – What are the consequences of our impatience? We loved The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach. It was hilarious!
Words to Know – Review of sight words. What “Secret Stories” do we know to help us decode words? Make, play, he, she, my.
Writing –We started our final writing unit for the year which will require us to become animal researchers. Each of the children has chosen an animal and recorded a few facts that they already have filed in their schema. Ask your child about his/her selection and if you have any nonfiction books at home that support that animal, we would love to use those books for data collection.
Phonics – R blend words – How are blends different from digraphs?
Math – We wrapped up the unit on addition with a review test on Thursday.
End of the Year Events
We received confirmation from the Racine Zoo for an end-of-the-year field trip. We will be going on Monday, May, 20. We have a program scheduled for 10:15. We will meet at the zoo in the morning at our usual time. If your child is in daycare, they will walk to the zoo from school with me. I would like to eat lunch at the zoo and then walk back to school. Please do not sign up for a hot lunch on Monday, May 20. Morning friends would need to stay a bit longer on that day. Everyone will need a bag lunch that day. Parents are invited to join us on this day but please note that per our school policy, no additional siblings will be able to attend. The cost of the trip for students is covered by the school. Parents wishing to go along will be responsible for their own $8.00 fee which needs to be paid in advance. The zoo charges us that for everyone attending even if you have a zoo membership. Thank you for your understanding. Permission slips will come home at a later date.
2023-2024 Theme - Connected in Christ “I am the vine, and you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me, you can do nothing.” John 15:1-5